For Immediate Release
July 11, 2018
Poll: Americans Far More Familiar with ‘GMO’ Foods Than USDA’s Choice of ‘Bioengineered’ for Proposed Disclosure Rule
WASHINGTON – New polling conducted on behalf of the Just Label It campaign found that while many Americans remain uncertain about the term “bioengineered food,” nearly three out of four are fa...

For Immediate Release
July 3, 2018
More than 50,000 Consumers Demand USDA Provide Clear, Consumer-Friendly GMO Labels
WASHINGTON – More than 50,000 consumers are urging the Trump administration and the U.S. Department of Agriculture to ensure new GMO disclosures are clear and accessible, and no GMO foods are exempt from the new disclosure law.
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For Immediate Release
May 3, 2018
Statement from JLI On USDA’s Proposed Rule for Nationwide Disclosures of GMO Foods
WASHINGTON – Today the U.S. Department of Agriculture released a proposed rule to implement the mandatory GMO disclosure law passed in 2016. Below is a statement from Gary Hirshberg, chairman of the Just Label It campaign.
It will take more than ...

For Immediate Release
September 5, 2017
As USDA Action Nears, More than 70,000 Americans Call for Clear GMO Disclosures Without Industry Loopholes
WASHINGTON – Tens of thousands of consumers have directly demanded that the US Department of Agriculture reject Big Ag’s efforts to exclude sugars, oils and newer forms of genetic engineering from the agency’s soon-...

For Immediate Release
June 27, 2017
Americans Deserve Transparency on GMOs from Trump Administration
WASHINGTON – The Department of Agriculture released a list of questions this week, urging consumers and companies alike to weigh in on how the Trump administration should proceed in implementing the federal GMO labeling law passed in 2016. The questions will help ...

For Immediate Release
April 20, 2017
Consumers Call on Nestlé to Get on Right Side of History, Label GMOs on Package
WASHINGTON – More than 55,000 American consumers have joined a petition calling on Nestlé, the world’s largest food and beverage company, to provide clear labels on products that contain genetically engineered ingredients, or GMOs.
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For Immediate Release
December 20th, 2016
Just Label It Presses Hershey’s, KRAVE Jerky and BarkTHINS to Disclose GMOs on the Label
Just Label It this week launched a campaign urging snack-food makers KRAVE Jerky and BarkTHINS to disclose the presence GMOs on the food package — not through digital codes that must be scanned with a smartphone or other electronic devic...

Food companies should commit to keeping clear and simple GMO labels on their products, even as USDA develops GMO labeling rules under the bill signed by President Obama today, according to Just Label It.

The following is a statement from Gary Hirshberg, chairman of Just Label It and Stonyfield Farm, in response to the deal on federal GMO labeling legislation announced today by the leaders of the Senate Agriculture Committee

Today, the Senate voted to defeat the Deny Americans the Right to Know (DARK) Act, introduced by Sen. Pat Roberts (R-Kans.). The vote was a major win for consumers. Gary Hirshberg, chairman of Just Label It and Stonyfield Farm, said the time is ripe for a true compromise that would satisfy the consumers’ right to know and can also work for industry.

A new version of the so-called Deny Americans the Right to Know, or DARK, Act filed today would block laws of states from requiring mandatory GMO labeling, and instead make a new voluntary system. On products that choose to carry it, consumers would have to call a 1-800 number or use another high-tech gimmick to find out if a food contains genetically engineered ingredients, or GMOs.

A new bill introduced today by Senator Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.) could “bridge the divide” between consumers and industry on the issue of transparency and GMO labeling, according to a statement from Just Label It’s chairman Gary Hirshberg.

During a mark up in the Senate Agriculture Committee, Senator Amy Klobuchar voted yes to bring to the floor of the Senate a bill-- known as the Deny Americans the Right to Know, or DARK Act. The anti-consumer legislation would block states from enacting GMO labeling laws and make it harder for companies to adopt voluntary labeling initiatives.